Bristol Internet Service Providers

Bristol residents have run speed tests on 19 providers. This number is 218.79% above the United Kingdom average of 5.96 providers. ISPs available in Bristol include Virgin Media, Sky Broadband, and BT. The most common provider in Bristol is Virgin Media, with a maximum recorded speed of 651.32 Mbps, and the typical home user seeing speeds in the range of 36.41—117.71 Mbps. Bristol's fastest provider is Vodafone, and the highest speed we've seen from them is 910.76 Mbps. Overall, the average real-world speed users will see in Bristol is 28.82 Mbps, which is 2.67% below the The United Kingdom national average of 29.61 Mbps, and 0% below the average of 28.82 Mbps in Bristol.
Providers
Internet in Bristol
110th
Fastest city in The United Kingdom
1st
Best speed range city in Bristol
910.76 Mbps
Bristol's fastest speed
19.38—91.93 Mbps
Typical speed range available to Bristol residents
Bristol Competitive Speed Map
How Bristol Compares to Major Cities
City / Town | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range | 50% | |
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London | 5284.34 Mbps | 26.82—83.07 Mbps | 37.05 Mbps | Faster |
Birmingham | 934.25 Mbps | 18.62—75.2 Mbps | 28.93 Mbps | Faster |
Edinburgh | 870.81 Mbps | 17.89—94.95 Mbps | 29.8 Mbps | Faster |
Bristol | 910.76 Mbps | 19.38—91.93 Mbps | 28.82 Mbps | - |
Liverpool | 859.49 Mbps | 14.55—64.19 Mbps | 21.66 Mbps | Slower |
Nottingham | 893.46 Mbps | 16.14—65.1 Mbps | 24.36 Mbps | Slower |
Sheffield | 926.7 Mbps | 15.42—53.07 Mbps | 21.88 Mbps | Slower |
Glasgow | 898.7 Mbps | 9.43—48.55 Mbps | 13.69 Mbps | Slower |
Leicester | 910.64 Mbps | 18.35—74.23 Mbps | 27.47 Mbps | Slower |
Bristol Over Time
How Bristol Compares for Internet Speed in Bristol
Position | City / Town | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range | 50% | |
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1 | Bristol | 910.76 Mbps | 19.38—91.93 Mbps | 28.82 Mbps | - |
Bristol Speed Test Results
We analysed the results of people in Bristol test providers multiple times, with each test starting no more than 30 minutes after the previous speed test. On average, people in Bristol ran 4 speed tests per session. Looking at download speeds, if the Bristol resident's final test is 10% faster than their starting download speed, we count that as a succesful and faster speed test result. We count an unsuccessful, slower result if the final result is 10% slower than the starting result; we'd hope their ISP contacts them ASAP! For speed tests that don't vary by that much, we consider the final result to be the same. For Bristol's residents, of the speed tests we measured, 44.07% were fast, 28.51% slow, and 27.43% broadly the same.
Most Recent Tests
Provider | Start Time | # Tests | Duration | Start Speed | End Speed | Status |
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Sky Broadband | 13 Jan 2021 22:10:05 | 3 | 19 mins | 17.49 Mbps | 17.2 Mbps | |
Vodafone | 13 Jan 2021 22:18:03 | 3 | 108 secs | 24.75 Mbps | 19.21 Mbps | Needs help |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 22:06:06 | 2 | 83 secs | 108.28 Mbps | 21.28 Mbps | Needs help |
Vodafone | 13 Jan 2021 20:39:55 | 13 | 45 mins | 23.99 Mbps | 9.06 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Vodafone | 13 Jan 2021 21:01:07 | 3 | 11 mins | 14.34 Mbps | 29.3 Mbps | Improved |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 20:52:32 | 2 | 2 mins | 49.01 Mbps | 54.18 Mbps | Improved |
TalkTalk | 13 Jan 2021 20:47:31 | 2 | 39 secs | 3.32 Mbps | 3.73 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Vodafone | 13 Jan 2021 20:17:12 | 3 | 17 mins | 21.19 Mbps | 8.42 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 19:51:08 | 2 | 15 mins | 62.34 Mbps | 79.16 Mbps | Improved |
TalkTalk | 13 Jan 2021 19:42:31 | 2 | 86 secs | 0.41 Mbps | 0.51 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Sky Broadband | 13 Jan 2021 19:43:12 | 2 | 29 secs | 38.31 Mbps | 51.07 Mbps | Improved |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 19:42:04 | 2 | 80 secs | 17.24 Mbps | 25.92 Mbps | Improved |
Sky Broadband | 13 Jan 2021 19:23:32 | 2 | 19 secs | 9 Mbps | 24.98 Mbps | Improved |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 19:02:02 | 2 | 4 mins | 53.56 Mbps | 55.21 Mbps | |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 19:04:52 | 2 | 35 secs | 25.62 Mbps | 27.27 Mbps | |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 16:57:28 | 9 | 95 mins | 93.2 Mbps | 108.53 Mbps | Improved |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 18:31:14 | 2 | 26 secs | 47.27 Mbps | 10.97 Mbps | Needs help |
BT | 13 Jan 2021 17:20:26 | 2 | 41 secs | 30.07 Mbps | 33.45 Mbps | Improved |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 17:06:08 | 2 | 93 secs | 49.34 Mbps | 60.81 Mbps | Improved |
Virgin Media | 13 Jan 2021 16:38:29 | 2 | 24 mins | 92.98 Mbps | 267.76 Mbps | Improved |
Summary of Internet Service Providers in Bristol
# | Provider Name | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range |
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1 | Spectrum Internet | 500.35 Mbps | 201.48—243.7 Mbps |
2 | FibreNest | 334.11 Mbps | 61.51—97.94 Mbps |
3 | Independent Fibre Networks | 366.46 Mbps | 24.6—335.4 Mbps |
4 | CIX | 464.79 Mbps | 36.79—145.43 Mbps |
5 | Glide | 700.89 Mbps | 52.16—139.85 Mbps |
6 | Hyperoptic | 879.68 Mbps | 40.04—157.34 Mbps |
7 | TrueSpeed Communications | 292.81 Mbps | 50.23—106.87 Mbps |
8 | Virgin Media | 651.32 Mbps | 36.41—117.71 Mbps |
9 | Zen Internet | 698.19 Mbps | 20.25—89.47 Mbps |
10 | BT | 902.73 Mbps | 20.38—64.66 Mbps |
11 | Gigaclear | 108.9 Mbps | 18.45—38.69 Mbps |
12 | Vodafone | 910.76 Mbps | 21.72—43.32 Mbps |
13 | KCOM | 93.68 Mbps | 14.91—70.85 Mbps |
14 | TalkTalk | 213.82 Mbps | 13.98—39.74 Mbps |
15 | Andrews & Arnold | 64.26 Mbps | 9.27—36.09 Mbps |
16 | EE | 251.84 Mbps | 8.74—34.54 Mbps |
17 | Sky Broadband | 369.66 Mbps | 8.87—31.77 Mbps |
18 | Plusnet | 74.6 Mbps | 8.47—30.43 Mbps |
19 | Post Office Broadband | 73.89 Mbps | 3.97—15.68 Mbps |
Frequently Asked Questions about Internet Providers in Bristol
Bristol has 19 ISPs tested by its 463,405 residents.
Vodafone is the fastest provider in Bristol with 910.76 Mbps, and an average speed range of 21.72—43.32 Mbps.
The best provider in Bristol in Spectrum Internet, and their users typically see speeds in the range of 201.48 to 243.7 Mbps.
Users in Bristol see an average internet speed of 19.38 up to 368 Mbps, and the fastest speed we've seen is 910.76 Mbps.
Virgin Media is available in Bristol, and the fastest speed we've seen from them is 651.32 Mbps.
Sky Broadband is available in Bristol, and the fastest speed we've seen from them is 369.66 Mbps.
BT is available in Bristol, and the fastest speed we've seen from them is 902.73 Mbps.
The provider with the most users in Bristol is Virgin Media.
Last updated: 13 Jan 2021